Anagrams of chromaticism
Word chromaticism has
961 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of chromaticism.
- chromatism
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noun,
chromatic aberration.
- chromatics
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noun,
the science of colors.
- Timocharis
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noun,
a crater in the second quadrant of the face of the moon: about 25 miles (40 km) in diameter.
- ahistoric
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adjective,
without concern for history or historical development; indifferent to tradition.
- chromatic
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adjective,
pertaining to color or colors.
- trochaics
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noun,
a trochee.
- stomachic
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adjective,
of or relating to the stomach; gastric.
- rhotacism
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noun,
Historical Linguistics. a change of a speech sound, especially (s), to (r), as in the change from Old Latin lases to Latin lares.
- thoracic
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adjective,
of or relating to the thorax.
- Chartism
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noun,
the principles or movement of a party of political reformers, chiefly workingmen, in England from 1838 to 1848: so called from the document (People's Charter or National Charter) that contained a statement of their principles and demands.
- actorish
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adjective,
exaggeratedly theatrical; affected:
- isarithm
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noun,
isopleth.
- Socratic
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noun,
a follower of Socrates.
- haricots
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noun,
any plant of the genus Phaseolus, especially P. vulgaris, the kidney bean.
- iotacism
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noun,
the conversion of other vowel sounds, especially in Modern Greek, into (ē), the sound of iota.
- machismo
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noun,
a strong or exaggerated sense of manliness; an assumptive attitude that virility, courage, strength, and entitlement to dominate are attributes or concomitants of masculinity.
- Christo-
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- historic
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adjective,
well-known or important in history:
- chromat-
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- cochairs
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noun,
a cochairperson.
- Iscariot
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noun,
the surname of Judas, the betrayer of Jesus. Mark 3:19; 14:10, 11.
- chiastic
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adjective,
characterized by chiasmus.
- rachitis
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noun,
rickets.
- achromic
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adjective,
colorless; without coloring matter.
- scimitar
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noun,
a curved, single-edged sword of Asian, especially Eastern origin.
- Trochaic
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noun,
a trochee.
- catch-22
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noun,
a frustrating situation in which one is trapped by contradictory regulations or conditions.
- trisomic
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adjective,
having one chromosome in addition to the usual diploid number.
- orchitis
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noun,
inflammation of the testis.
- aoristic
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adjective,
Grammar. pertaining to the aorist.
- acrostic
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noun,
a series of lines or verses in which the first, last, or other particular letters when taken in order spell out a word, phrase, etc.
- mismatch
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noun,
a bad or unsatisfactory match.
- acrotism
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noun,
absence or weakness of the pulse.
- rammish
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adjective,
resembling a ram.
- thorias
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noun,
a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
- archit.
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- iatrics
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- arctics
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
- aristo-
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- Thomism
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noun,
the theological and philosophical system of Thomas Aquinas.
- isotach
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noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points where winds of equal speeds have been recorded.
- thirams
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noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 6 H 12 N 2 S 4 , insoluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol, soluble in benzene and acetone, used as a vulcanizer and accelerator for rubber and as a fungicide, bacteriostat, and seed disinfectant.
- chromic
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adjective,
of or containing chromium in the trivalent state, as chromic hydroxide, Cr(OH) 3 .
- stichic
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adjective,
pertaining to or consisting of stichs or verses.
- osmatic
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adjective,
of or relating to the sense of smell.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Charcot
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noun,
Jean Baptiste Étienne Auguste [zhahn ba-teest ey-tyen oh-gyst] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist eɪˈtyɛn oʊˈgüst/ (Show IPA), 1867–1936, French explorer.
- stomach
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
a saclike enlargement of the alimentary canal, as in humans and certain animals, forming an organ for storing, diluting, and digesting food.
such an organ or an analogous portion of the alimentary canal when divided into two or more sections or parts.
any one of these sections.
- chromas
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noun,
the purity of a color, or its freedom from white or gray.
- tachism
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noun,
action painting (def 1).
- marmots
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noun,
any bushy-tailed, stocky rodent of the genus Marmota, as the woodchuck.
- Chariot
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noun,
a light, two-wheeled vehicle for one person, usually drawn by two horses and driven from a standing position, used in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, etc., in warfare, racing, hunting, etc.
- chamiso
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noun,
a saltbush, Atriplex canescens, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having grayish, scurfy foliage.
- chamois
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noun,
an agile, goatlike antelope, Rupicapra rupicapra, of high mountains of Europe: now rare in some areas.
- somatic
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adjective,
of the body; bodily; physical.
- Chirico
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noun,
Giorgio de [jawr-jaw de] /ˈdʒɔr dʒɔ dɛ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1978, Italian painter.
- atomics
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noun,
the branch of physics that deals with atoms, especially atomic energy.
- atomism
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noun,
Also called atomic theory. Philosophy. the theory that minute, discrete, finite, and indivisible elements are the ultimate constituents of all matter.
- chimars
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noun,
chimere.
- chaotic
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adjective,
completely confused or disordered:
- chrisom
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noun,
chrism.
- sciatic
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noun,
a sciatic part, as a nerve, vein, or artery.
- ostrich
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noun,
a large, two-toed, swift-footed flightless bird, Struthio camelus, indigenous to Africa and Arabia, domesticated for its plumage: the largest of living birds.
- Comtism
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noun,
the philosophy of Auguste Comte; positivism.
- Hamitic
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noun,
(especially formerly) the non-Semitic branches of the Afroasiatic language family.
- commits
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verb (used with object),
to give in trust or charge; consign.
- miotics
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noun,
a miotic drug.
- comitia
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noun,
an assembly of the people convened to pass on laws, nominate magistrates, etc.
- tricho-
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- comatic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or blurred as a result of a coma.
- Corsica
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noun,
an island in the Mediterranean, SE of and forming a department of France. 3367 sq. mi. (8720 sq. km). Capital: Ajaccio.
- Scratch
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noun,
a slight injury, mar, or mark, usually thin and shallow, caused by scratching:
- mohairs
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noun,
the coat or fleece of an Angora goat.
- cochair
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noun,
a cochairperson.
- Mishima
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noun,
Yukio [yoo-kee-oh;; Japanese yoo-kee-aw] /ˈyu kiˌoʊ;; Japanese ˈyu kiˌɔ/ (Show IPA), (Kimitake Hiraoka) 1925–70, Japanese novelist and playwright.
- amorist
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noun,
a person who is devoted to love and lovemaking.
- harmost
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noun,
a person serving the ancient Spartans as governor of a subject or conquered town.
- haricot
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noun,
any plant of the genus Phaseolus, especially P. vulgaris, the kidney bean.
- Mochica
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a pre-Inca culture that flourished on the northern coast of Peru from the 3rd century b.c. to the 7th century a.d. and is especially noted for fine pottery vessels with stirrup spouts, some bearing drawings of all aspects of cultural life.
- Mithras
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noun,
the god of light and truth, later of the sun.
- hot-air
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noun,
empty, exaggerated, or pretentious talk or writing:
- simitar
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noun,
scimitar.
- racism
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noun,
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- racist
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noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- haoris
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noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- chicos
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noun,
greasewood (def 1).
- charts
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noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- chimar
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noun,
chimere.
- Crista
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noun,
a crest or ridge.
- cratch
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noun,
a crib for fodder; manger.
- Ishtar
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noun,
the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of love and war, identified with the Phoenician Astarte, the Semitic Ashtoreth, and the Sumerian Inanna.
- Ischia
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noun,
an Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, W of Naples: earthquake 1883. 18 sq. mi. (47 sq. km).
- rachis
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noun,
Botany.
the axis of an inflorescence when somewhat elongated, as in a raceme.
(in a pinnately compound leaf or frond) the prolongation of the petiole along which the leaflets are disposed.
any of various axial structures.
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- scorch
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noun,
a superficial burn.
- scoria
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noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- scato-
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- Chamos
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noun,
Chemosh.
- isotac
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noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- Scotch
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noun,
a cut, gash, or score.
- charms
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noun,
a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty:
- Scotia
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noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- charco
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noun,
a water hole, pool, or puddle.
- crotch
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noun,
a forking or place of forking, as of the human body between the legs.
- satori
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noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- Charis
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noun,
one of the Graces, married to Hephaestus.
- critic
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noun,
a person who judges, evaluates, or criticizes:
- scrota
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noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- coacts
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verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- COSTAR
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noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- ichors
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noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- Rosita
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noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- Riccio
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noun,
David [Italian dah-veed] /Italian ˈdɑ vid/ (Show IPA), Rizzio.
- Smriti
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noun,
writings containing traditions concerning law, rituals, teachings of the sages, the epics, and the Puranas.
- ihrams
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noun,
the dress worn by male Muslims on their pilgrimage to Mecca, consisting of two white cotton cloths, one worn round the waist, the other over the left shoulder.
- smitch
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noun,
smidgen.
- smirch
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noun,
a dirty mark or smear, as of soot, dust, dirt, etc.
- Romish
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adjective,
of or relating to Rome as the center of the Roman Catholic Church.
- commit
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verb (used with object),
to give in trust or charge; consign.
- stacc.
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- iatro-
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- Romaic
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noun,
demotic (def 5).
- iatric
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adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- coatis
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noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- sitcom
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noun,
situation comedy.
- citric
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adjective,
of or derived from citric acid.
- commis
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noun,
an assistant, especially to a chef.
- histo-
-
- shamir
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noun,
Yitzhak [yits-hahk] /yɪtsˈhɑk/ (Show IPA), 1915–2012, Israeli political leader: prime minister 1986–92.
- rhotic
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noun,
a rhotic sound.
- Chirac
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noun,
Jacques (René) born 1932, prime minister of France 1974–76, 1986–88; president 1995–2007.
- COSMIC
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adjective,
of or relating to the cosmos:
- chiro-
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- Sirach
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noun,
Son of, Jesus (def 2).
- somat-
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- sarco-
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- chori-
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- COMSAT
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noun,
(often lowercase) a communications satellite.
- choric
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adjective,
of, relating to, or written for a chorus.
- chrism
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noun,
a consecrated oil, usually mixed with balsam or balsam and spices, used by certainchurches in various rites, as in baptism, confirmation, and the like.
- corita
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noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- Christ
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noun,
Jesus of Nazareth, held by Christians to be the fulfillment of prophecies in the Old Testament regarding the eventual coming of a Messiah.
- sacro-
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- chrom-
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- chroma
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noun,
the purity of a color, or its freedom from white or gray.
- chiros
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noun,
the ladyfish, Elops saurus.
- chairs
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noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- Istria
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noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- masto-
-
- Mosaic
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noun,
a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- MSArch
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- matri-
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- aorist
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noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- archi-
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- archt.
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- thoria
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noun,
a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
- Thomas
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noun,
an apostle who demanded proof of Christ's Resurrection. John 20:24–29.
- Artois
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noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- Miamis
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian tribe of the Algonquian family, formerly located in northern Indiana, southern Michigan, and possibly Illinois, now extinct as a tribe.
- thiram
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noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 6 H 12 N 2 S 4 , insoluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol, soluble in benzene and acetone, used as a vulcanizer and accelerator for rubber and as a fungicide, bacteriostat, and seed disinfectant.
- Mastic
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noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- Mascot
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noun,
an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
- tarso-
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- marmot
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noun,
any bushy-tailed, stocky rodent of the genus Marmota, as the woodchuck.
- Marist
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noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- marish
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noun,
a marsh.
- astro-
-
- Tishri
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noun,
the first month of the Jewish calendar.
- Moriah
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noun,
a mountainous region in S Palestine, where Abraham prepared to sacrifice Isaac. Gen. 22:3.
- occas.
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- mirths
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noun,
gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter:
- mochas
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noun,
(initial capital letter). Also, Mukha. a seaport in the Republic of Yemen on the Red Sea.
- Mithra
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noun,
the god of light and truth, later of the sun.
- mohair
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noun,
the coat or fleece of an Angora goat.
- accost
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noun,
a greeting.
- mishit
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noun,
a bad or faulty hit, as in tennis or cricket.
- trich-
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- triacs
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Moham.
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- Mohism
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noun,
the doctrine of Mo-Tze, stressing universal love, not limited by special affections or obligations, and opposition to Confucianism and traditionalism.
- torahs
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noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- Miriam
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noun,
the sister of Moses and Aaron. Num. 26:59.
- miotic
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noun,
a miotic drug.
- Mimosa
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noun,
any of numerous plants, shrubs, or trees belonging to the genus Mimosa, of the legume family, native to tropical or warm regions, having small flowers in globular heads or cylindrical spikes and often sensitive leaves.
- airish
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adjective,
given to putting on airs.
- mimics
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noun,
a person who mimics, especially a performer skilled in mimicking others.
- micros
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noun,
anything extremely small in scope or capability.
- micro-
-
- Micmac
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people now living mostly in Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.
- Marcos
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noun,
Ferdinand E(dralin) [ed-ruh-lin] /ˈɛd rə lɪn/ (Show IPA), 1917–1989, Philippine political leader: president 1965–86.
- Arctic
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
- Maoris
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noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Taisho
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noun,
the designation of the period of the reign of Emperor Yoshihito, 1912–26.
- Taoism
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noun,
the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
- Machos
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noun,
Also, machoism. assertive or aggressive manliness; machismo.
- tacho-
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- macro-
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- caroms
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noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- Orchis
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noun,
any orchid.
- March.
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- Castor
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noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- Castro
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noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- stroma
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noun,
Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
- Maoism
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noun,
the political, social, economic, and military theories and policies advocated by Mao Zedong, as those concerning revolutionary movements and guerrilla warfare.
- atomic
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
- starch
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noun,
a white, tasteless, solid carbohydrate, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , occurring in the form of minute granules in the seeds, tubers, and other parts of plants, and forming an important constituent of rice, corn, wheat, beans, potatoes, and many other vegetable foods.
- Ostia
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noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Isth.
-
- orach
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noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- omits
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verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Sacco
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noun,
Nicola [nee-kaw-lah] /niˈkɔ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1927, Italian anarchist, in the U.S. after 1908: together with Bartolomeo Vanzetti, found guilty of robbery and murder 1921; executed 1927.
- Hiram
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noun,
a king of Tyre in the 10th century b.c. I Kings 5.
- hist.
-
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- schmo
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noun,
a foolish, boring, or stupid person; a jerk.
- Macc.
-
- rotas
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noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- hoars
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noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- sarc-
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- Mich.
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- mach.
-
- micas
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noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Micah
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noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Mitra
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noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- moras
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noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- saith
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verb,
third person singular present of say1 .
- mimic
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noun,
a person who mimics, especially a performer skilled in mimicking others.
- Mimas
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noun,
Astronomy. one of the moons of Saturn.
- Mirth
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noun,
gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter:
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Haiti
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noun,
Formerly Hayti. a republic in the West Indies occupying the W part of the island of Hispaniola. 10,714 sq. mi. (27,750 sq. km). Capital: Port-au-Prince.
- scat-
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- misc.
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- miso-
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- haori
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noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- Orth.
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- Moira
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noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- osmic
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adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- Harim
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noun,
harem.
- Isiac
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adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- morts
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noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Misti
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noun,
El Misti.
- orch.
-
- Orcas
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noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Harms
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- Harts
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noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- Sarto
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noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- Horst
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noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions.
- macho
-
noun,
Also, machoism. assertive or aggressive manliness; machismo.
- Marsh
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noun,
a tract of low wet land, often treeless and periodically inundated, generally characterized by a growth of grasses, sedges, cattails, and rushes.
- Rasht
-
noun,
a city in NW Iran, about 10 miles (16 km) S of the Caspian Sea.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- ratch
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- Ricci
-
noun,
Sebastiano [se-bahs-tyah-naw] /ˌsɛ bɑsˈtyɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1660?–1734, Italian painter.
- ratio
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noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- mast-
-
- octa-
-
- masc.
-
- oaths
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- match
-
noun,
a slender piece of wood, cardboard, or other flammable material tipped with a chemical substance that produces fire when rubbed on a rough or chemically prepared surface.
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- imams
-
noun,
the officiating priest of a mosque.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- imit.
-
- Occam
-
noun,
William of, died 1349? English scholastic philosopher.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Rashi
-
noun,
(Solomon ben Isaac) 1040–1105, French Hebrew scholar.
- ihram
-
noun,
the dress worn by male Muslims on their pilgrimage to Mecca, consisting of two white cotton cloths, one worn round the waist, the other over the left shoulder.
- roshi
-
noun,
the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- matr-
-
- horas
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- Horsa
-
noun,
died a.d. 455, Jutish chief (brother of Hengist).
- hort.
-
- Miami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian tribe of the Algonquian family, formerly located in northern Indiana, southern Michigan, and possibly Illinois, now extinct as a tribe.
- Horta
-
noun,
Baron Victor, 1861?–1947, Belgian architect.
- machs
-
noun,
a number indicating the ratio of the speed of an object to the speed of sound in the medium through which the object is moving. Abbreviation: M.
- Hosta
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- Moshi
-
noun,
a city in N Tanzania.
- moths
-
noun,
any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- math.
-
- Roach
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- maims
-
noun,
a physical injury, especially a loss of a limb.
- rishi
-
noun,
an inspired sage or poet.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- maths
-
noun,
mathematics.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- Irish
-
noun,
the inhabitants of Ireland and their descendants elsewhere.
- istic
-
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ichor
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Shari
-
noun,
Also, Chari. a river in N central Africa, flowing NW from the Central African Republic into Lake Chad. 1400 miles (2254 km) long.
- Mocha
-
noun,
(initial capital letter). Also, Mukha. a seaport in the Republic of Yemen on the Red Sea.
- Chita
-
noun,
a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia.
- Chari
-
noun,
Shari.
- charm
-
noun,
a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty:
- chars
-
noun,
a charred material or surface.
- chart
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- chasm
-
noun,
a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface; gorge.
- arith
-
- Arch.
-
- chats
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- chiao
-
noun,
jiao.
- chias
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- Chico
-
noun,
greasewood (def 1).
- chics
-
noun,
style and elegance, especially in dress:
- Chios
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- chaos
-
noun,
a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.
- chits
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- choir
-
noun,
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
- Chris
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Christopher.
- Sochi
-
noun,
a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea: resort.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- Smith
-
noun,
a worker in metal.
- Athos
-
noun,
Mount, the easternmost of three prongs of the peninsula of Chalcidice, in NE Greece: site of an autonomous theocracy constituted of 20 monasteries. 131 sq. mi. (340 sq. km); about 35 miles (56 km) long.
- AMORC
-
- ammos
-
- CIRCA
-
preposition, adverb,
about: (used especially in) approximate dates:
Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
- circs
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- Amish
-
noun,
the Amish people.
- smarm
-
noun,
behavior or speech that is smarmy.
- sito-
-
- char-
-
- chams
-
noun,
khan1 .
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- tahrs
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- astr.
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- tachs
-
noun,
tachometer.
- caco-
-
- cacti
-
noun,
any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Thais
-
noun,
flourished late 4th century b.c, Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.
- Storm
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- Srta.
-
- Cath.
-
- chais
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- chair
-
noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- Chaco
-
noun,
a part of the Gran Chaco region in central South America, in Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina. About 100,000 sq. mi. (259,000 sq. km).
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Thira
-
noun,
Thera.
- Stich
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- asco-
-
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- thio-
-
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Cisco
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- actos
-
- corms
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- acro-
-
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- trash
-
noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- shoat
-
noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- Short
-
noun,
something that is short.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Comr.
-
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- comma
-
noun,
the sign (,), a mark of punctuation used for indicating a division in a sentence, as in setting off a word, phrase, or clause, especially when such a division is accompanied by a slight pause or is to be noted in order to give order to the sequential elements of the sentence. It is also used to separate items in a list, to mark off thousands in numerals, to separate types or levels of information in bibliographic and other data, and, in Europe, as a decimal point.
- shirt
-
noun,
a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- crit.
-
- Scot.
-
- 30-30
-
- crocs
-
noun,
crocodile.
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- troch
-
- acct.
-
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- crim.
-
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- crash
-
noun,
a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck:
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- comm.
-
- atmo-
-
- comic
-
noun,
a comedian.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- Torah
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- aitch
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- coach
-
noun,
a large, horse-drawn, four-wheeled carriage, usually enclosed.
- torch
-
noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- coact
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- cocas
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- tchr
-
- Tasm
-
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- MSHA
-
- toch
-
noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- THOR
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- tri-
-
- Moth
-
noun,
any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits.
- moms
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- MSAM
-
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- oath
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- sci.
-
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Rom.
-
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- shr.
-
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- scr.
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Sat.
-
- Sham
-
noun,
something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
- shim
-
noun,
a thin slip or wedge of metal, wood, etc., for driving into crevices, as between machine parts to compensate for wear, or beneath bedplates, large stones, etc., to level them.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Sam.
-
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- shmo
-
noun,
schmo.
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RIIA
-
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- thi-
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- str.
-
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- OHMS
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- tahr
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- Oct.
-
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- RCCh
-
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sch.
-
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Sra.
-
- SRAM
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- 1080
-
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- crat
-
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- Cort
-
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cor.
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- cts.
-
- Com.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coch
-
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- cis-
-
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- ctr.
-
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- IMHO
-
- IMCO
-
- imam
-
noun,
the officiating priest of a mosque.
- ICSH
-
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- ICAO
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- Hamm
-
noun,
a city in North Rhine–Westphalia, in W Germany.
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- Hos.
-
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- hor.
-
- Homs
-
noun,
a city in W Syria.
- hom-
-
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- HMAS
-
- Hims
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- HARM
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- cir.
-
- chs.
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Arm.
-
- ARIS
-
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- amt.
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- AISI
-
- asc-
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Ahom
-
noun,
an extinct Thai language of Assam.
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACTH
-
- acr-
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acc.
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- art.
-
- Asch
-
noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shaw-luh m,, -lem] /ˈʃɔ ləm,, -lɛm/ (Show IPA), 1880–1957, U.S. author, born in Poland.
- Chr.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- chm.
-
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- Chic
-
noun,
style and elegance, especially in dress:
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- Cham
-
noun,
khan1 .
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- cat.
-
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- cac-
-
- ator
-
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- atic
-
- atm.
-
- ASTM
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- mhos
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- Mims
-
noun,
Fort. Fort Mims.
- Mimi
-
noun,
a female given name.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- Mac-
-
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- itis
-
- Mic.
-
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- iso-
-
- maim
-
noun,
a physical injury, especially a loss of a limb.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Mar.
-
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- MASH
-
noun,
a soft, pulpy mass.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- mis-
-
- MST
-
- STM
-
- MTh
-
- Mt.
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- cr.
-
- ca.
-
- cs.
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- CAI
-
- cc.
-
- ch.
-
- ct.
-
- MCI
-
- MTI
-
- MSM
-
- MSI
-
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- Sta
-
- MTO
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OCC
-
- SMA
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- CIM
-
- CIC
-
- SMM
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- CIA
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- OAS
-
- OTC
-
- CCA
-
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Sr.
-
- OSA
-
- Oc.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- St.
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- MTS
-
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- CCR
-
- STI
-
- MSH
-
- TCA
-
- MCR
-
- tra
-
- MIM
-
noun,
the twenty-fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- MOR
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- AMC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- mom
-
noun,
mother1 .
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AIC
-
- tr.
-
- MOI
-
- TMO
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- TRH
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACS
-
- MIT
-
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- MMT
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- Tro
-
- Ar.
-
- ac-
-
- Am.
-
- TSH
-
- TSI
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- AMS
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ASI
-
- ATC
-
- MSA
-
- at.
-
- MHA
-
- MRI
-
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- TCS
-
- th-
-
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASM
-
- MRA
-
- THC
-
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- mho
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- MHR
-
- ThM
-
- ARS
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- TIA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- aor
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- RCS
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- CMA
-
- HST
-
- ITC
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ics
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RMC
-
- ROA
-
- Hts
-
- ht.
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROI
-
- ICC
-
- hrs
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Mc-
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- MM.
-
- Mo.
-
- CMC
-
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- RTS
-
- IRC
-
- RMA
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ish
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- IRO
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- OTS
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- ITA
-
- Ir.
-
- ISR
-
- IOT
-
- RCA
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- RCT
-
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- ior
-
- IOC
-
- OTA
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ot-
-
- ist
-
- IHS
-
- rt.
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- CST
-
- CSO
-
- Mao
-
- sc.
-
- HSM
-
- hr.
-
- HMS
-
- sht
-
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- CTC
-
- Mam
-
noun,
British Informal. mother.
- CTA
-
- SCM
-
- CSR
-
- Ohm
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- CSC
-
- CSA
-
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- CRC
-
- oic
-
- SHA
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Om.
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- sho
-
- OIr
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- OIt
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- So.
-
- SRO
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- MSC
-
- HIM
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- HCR
-
- HCM
-
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- SAR
-
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- OCR
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- HAM
-
noun,
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- OCS
-
- RH
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- RI
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- R.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- AO
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- MH
-
- OA
-
- t.
-
- S.
-
- SM
-
- TC
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- CM
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- M.
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
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- i.
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- sh
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interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- ic
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- RO
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- HI
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- h.
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- TM
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- SA
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- O.
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- RC
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